#0199 · 🦊 mammals

Eastern Fox Squirrel

🇳🇱 Amerikaanse voseekhoorn ·Sciurus niger

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The fox squirrel ( Sciurus niger ), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel , is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, they are sometimes mistaken for American red squirrels or eastern gray squirrels in areas where the species co-exist.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 173,353iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
173,353 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.